Battle of Sighnaq (1509)
| Battle of Sighnaq | |||||||
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| Part of the Kazakh–Uzbek War (1509–1510) of Kazakh–Uzbek Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kazakh Khanate | Khanate of Bukhara | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Janysh Sultan Ahmet Sultan [1] |
Muhammad Shaybani Suyunchoja Khan Ubaydallah Sultan Kuchkunji Sultan Hamza Sultan | ||||||
The Battle of Sighnaq was a military battle between the Kazakh Khanate and the invading Khanate of Bukhara, during the Kazakh–Uzbek War of 1509–1510 in 1509.
Background
In early 1509, a meeting was held in Bukhara, which Muhammad Shaybani of the Khanate of Bukhara gained the support from the Muslim clergy. Which agreed to invade the Kazakhs as a religious war. The Bukharan army soon invaded the Kazakhs in late January 1509. A force of 300,000 men soon reached the fortress of Arquq near Sighnaq.[2] Later other Shaybanid force crossed the Syr Darya and joined Shaybani.[2] In February 1509, the Syr Darya river had faced a heavy winter, halting the Bukharan advance until early March, where he reached the Kazakh ulus of Janysh Sultan.[3]
Course of the Battle
After Muhammad Shaybani stopped his army at Kara-Adbal and established a headquarter and had not joined the battle, he ordered a series of raids to Shaybanid commanders of: Suyunchoja Khan, Ubaydallah Sultan, Kuchkunji Sultan and Hamza Sultan to charge against the Kazakhs with targeting Janysh's uluses.[3]
Janysh Sultan was falsely informed, believing only the forces of Suyunchoja Khan attacked. This caused him to lead an army and ambushed the forces of Ubaydallah.[4] However, the personal guard of Muhammad Shaybani, which was significantly larger than the Kazakh army attacked the Kazakhs and inflicted heavy casualties among them.[5] During which—the son of Janysh Sultan—Ahmet had been wounded and captured by the Kazakhs.[6] He was later executed by Hamza Sultan in revenge for Janysh's raid against the Bukharans early the year.[1]
References
- ^ a b Atygaev 2023, p. 30.
- ^ a b Atygaev 2023, pp. 28–29.
- ^ a b Atygaev 2023, p. 29.
- ^ Sultanov 2006, pp. 149–150.
- ^ Atygaev 2023, pp. 29–30.
- ^ Baipakov et al. 1997, p. 373.
Bibliography
Atygaev, Nurlan (2023). КАЗАХСКОЕ ХАНСТВО: ОЧЕРКИ ВНЕШНЕПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЙ ИСТОРИИ XV-XVII BEKOВ [Essays on the Foreign Policy History of the 15th–17th Centuries] (in Russian). Almaty: Eurasian Research Institute. ISBN 978-601-7805-24-1.
Baipakov, K. M.; Kozybaev, M. K.; Kumekov, B. E.; Pishulina, K. A. (1997). История Казахстана (с древнейших времён до наших дней) [History of Kazakhstan (from ancient times to the present day)] (in Russian). Almaty: Atamura. ISBN 5-7667-4695-4.
Sultanov, T. I. (2006). Поднятые на белой Кошме. Ханы казахских степей [Raised on the White Felt. Khans of the Kazakh Steppes] (in Russian). Astana: Astana Damu-21. ISBN 9965-9522-8-0.